The father says so, the father says so.
Over the whole earth they are coming.
The buffalo are coming, the buffalo are coming,
The Crow has brought the message to the tribe,
The father says so, the father says so.
This fine song summarizes the whole hope of the Ghost dance—the return of the buffalo and the departed dead, the message being brought to the people by the sacred birds, the Eagle and the Crow. The eagle known as wañ′bali is the war eagle, from which feathers are procured for war bonnets.
20. Le′na wa′kañ
Le′na wa′kañ waka′gha-che,
A′te he′ye lo, a′te he′ye lo,
O′găle kiñhañ wakañ waka′gha-che,